Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King
Return your wallet to your pocket.
With the full support of school board members, Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King announced Friday all ASB card and Pay-to-Play fees will be waived for the 2020-2021 school year.
In addition, the district intends to refund fees from the 19-20 spring season, which was cancelled due to COVID shutdowns.
As Coupeville schools chart a way to return to holding athletics and activities during the pandemic, King wanted to offer students and parents a thank you for their patience and perseverance.
The current plan, if our region advances to Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s latest reopening plan, calls for Northwest 2B/1B League schools to begin spring sports February 22.
A condensed six-week season will run through April 3.
Fall sports will follow from March 29 to May 8, with basketball closing the school year May 3 to June 12.
Along with sports, many activities are planned to return, with plans still being finalized.
If CHS and CMS students get to participate, everything will be free this school year.
“We don’t believe that students and families should have to pay these fees for limited athletic seasons and activity opportunities,” King said. “(Also), many families in our community have faced financial hardship during this pandemic.”
He also pointed to “it being safer to not have families in and out of our schools paying fees,” and that “it is possible that seasons or games may be cancelled due to COVID-19.”
“The district has a cost savings because we have not have athletics or activities since March, 2020, so we are passing this savings back to our families,” King said.
“Our students and families have already sacrificed enough, as they have lost many opportunities to participate in the athletics and activities.”
The schools will contact affected families in the next few weeks to arrange refunds for last spring.
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